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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Thursday, April 28, 1 932
&)t Datlp Ear Qeei
The official newspaper of the Publi
cations Union Board of the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
where.it is printed, daily except -lion-days,
and the Thanksgiving, Christ
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- chairman, Charles Poe, W. R. Eddie
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ants: R. D. McMillan, Pendleton
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ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
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Thursday, April 28, 1932
All Imaginary
More's the. Pity , J ?
One valuable contribution io
posterity for which Voltaire was
at least partly responsible was
the origin and application of the
idea of making history an inter
esting story of cause and effect
from which could be drawn fair
ly accurate forecasts of future
events rather than just a compil
ation of statistical data. Being
trained in this type of historical
analysis we can observe certain
trends from which it is easy to
predict the outcome. Let us then
witn full confidence in our abil
ity snatch aside the- flimsy cur
tain of mystery and look on the
University of Nor$h Carolina as
it will be in 1980.
By that time the essential im
portance of athletics will be
fully recognized. The coach and
his numerous stall of assistants
and sub-assistants will have the
second floor of South building.
The mentors of our highly
trained and efficient teams will
have offices with i?lass topped
desks and floors with endless
miles of rich plush carpet. These
sanctums of sanctums ' will be
protected by a series of outer of
fices, each of which will be equip
ped withr4ts quota of glassy-eyed
guards: There will be elevators
to save the priceless minutes of
these valuable specialists and to
conserve their energy. -
By that time an enlarged and
imposing Graham Memorial will
be the center of student interest
and activity. . There will be one
suite of offices where the main
and allbright head of the student
body will sit and stroke his beard
in ponderous thought. . One di
vision of his numerous staff will
receive and record the , com
plaints of the faculty members
concerning study and attendance
on their: classes. Of course,
these complaints will be carefully
phrased and lodged only after
deep consideration. If the com
mittee suspects that the instruc
tor is to blame for lack of inter
est it will immediately refer his
cae to the student president who
will automatically dismiss him
from the faculty. Some except
tions will be made to this rigid
rule if the teacher' in question
cajn prevail on some varsity man,
on whom he has been particular
ly! lenient, to stop by and say a
wprd to - the president. This
board will seem useless at first
sight, because one would think
the professors would leave well
enough alone and not lodge any
complaints. A ruling passed by
the .Most High Council of Stu
dent Control will explain every
thing. This rule will state that
a teacher must pass 95 of his
pupils. In certain technical and
advancedcourses teachers will
find it impossible to make quizes
easy ' enough or general enough
for the required number to aver
age anything above zero. The
active consciences of some new
instructors will make them feel
the necessity of calling this sit
uation to the attention of the
whole student body. Hence this
board. If .- the complaint is
found justifiable, the class will
be given a short lecture by the
personal representative of the
president of the student body.
This will be a great disgrace
greatly dreaded by all students.
The game room will be greatly
enlarged and improved both in
variety and class of equipment.
Along one side will be many
small rooms where men can
match their wits over the chess
boards in quiet seclusion. Dumb
waiters will be arranged so that
refreshments can be had with
out the annoyance of interrup
tion. Bets on all games will be
limited to a. hundred dollars.
This will be the result of a con
cession that the Most High
Council of Student Control will
make to silence a protest against
gambling that will be launched
in 1978. Of course, there will be
ways, of .getting around this ob
noxious rule. .' - jV: ,
Toward the rear, on one of the
sijde halls" Of 'Graham Memorial
will be a small soberly furnished
roon. Behincl a miniature desk
will sit a meticulously-groomed
personage. He will be about
middle aged. Everything will be
in its proper place and carefully
tabulated. On the glass of the
door will be a sign "Fraternity
Union." The duty of this man
will be to receive and stall-off all
persons presenting bills against
any of the various Greek letter
groups. His facility in this art
Will be remarkable. The assem
bled fraternities wiil hit on this
idea about 1970. They will find
he ' saves them a great deal.
Fewer bills will have to be paid
and house managers will have
much more time for cards.
In the limited space of these
columns a full picture is not pos
sible. Brief glimpses, while nec
essarily sketchy, give some idea
of the whole. It is, to be hoped
that someone can foresee as rosy
a period from 1980 to 2032 with
as much justification. H.H.
A House
Divided
A graduate student from Miss
issippi was talking to a student
from Duke University and a stu
dent from the University of
North Carolina : "The one criti
cism that I have to make of
North Carolina's two great uni
versities concerns the poor spirit
that they show toward each' oth
er."
And the graduate student from
Mississippi was not criticizing
the spirit of the students in the
football stadium and in the gym
nasium bleachers. He was com
menting upon the lack of cooper
ation between the faculty and
administrative agencies of J the
two universities.
"Being only twelve miles
apart," he continued,' "Duke and
Carolina have the opportunity
of creating the greatest cultural
and educational center in the
country, if they will merge their
resources."
The University of North Car
olina does hot resent the rise of
Duke University nor envy its
wealth, as is commonly sup
posed. We have simply not re
alized, here in Chapel Hill, that
a" great educational institution
las suddenly grown up to replace
tiny Trinity College. At Duke,
they are havingdifficulty in ad
justing themselves to the proper
use of vast resources that have
been unexpectedly bestowed up
on them.
It will mean much to the in
tellectual renascence of the state
and the South when Carolina can
forget its surprise and Duke can
shake off its bewilderment; when
the two universities "can be
thoroughly awa"kened to their
common purpose, and when they
can concentrate their joint re
sources upon the attainment "of
their common ideal. E. C. D.
Oh Wake Me Bright
And Early, Mother
The crowning of May Queens,
hazing, and other adolescent
"carryings-on" are well estab
lished features of many univer
sities and colleges. Although the
students look forward to such
events and undertakings, the
-campus that is free from such
is more to be esteemed than the
one that has them.
The recent publication of the
Booloo club lists stands as the
only remnant of this adolescent
type of behavior. This yearly
custom of publishing these elec
tions to the Booloo club has been
in existence for quite a time and
probably will continue in the
future, but fortunately it is the
only one of its sort on the cam
pus at present."
The breaking-away d rom these
more or less childish traits
marks a big step forward in the
advancement of the students
and the University in general.
A few years ago it was quite
common to hear the outlandish
tales of how . the sophomores
hazed the oncoming freshman
group. . Fortunately (for the
freshmen) it was seen fit to re
move this, evil practice and thus
it has. become non-existent to
day. , . . - .
Although it is very unlikely,
perhaps it would be quite a
worthy idea for the fraternities
to abolish the indignant prac
tice of beating their pledges.
Many of the fraternities - have
held national conventions and
have made the absence of beat
ing conspicuous in their consti
tutions. . y".
These forward tendencies all
combine to show that the mind
of the -student ?on the Univer
sitycampus is becoming more
advanced and looks upon the
problems that confront it from
a more sane and rational view
point. E. J. ..
With
Contemporaries
Grades and ' J
Scholarship
Tuesday is thevday.
The great announcement will
be made.
, Tuesday Phi Beta Kappa will
honor its newest selections at a
convocation. There will 'be much
joy and much , sorrow. That
august group will pick from one
sixth to one-tenth of the grad
uating class and admit to mem
bership because they have the
highest grades .in the college.
Scholarship is not considered.
For many years Phi Beta
Kappa has ' been the butt of
many attacks. It has been ac
cused of poor selection, politics,
and . it has even been asked to
justify its existence. Phi Beta
Kappa has kept silence ' except
in a few instances when it dis
played bad judgment in an at
tempt at justification.
It is entirely obvious that Phi
Beta Kappa, a society which
has for its purpose the further
ing of' scholarship, needs no
defenses. It is not the society
which is wrong, it is the system.
Scholarship is an intangible
quality. It is difficult to deter
mine whether a person has it or
not. Intellectuality and intelli
gence are qualities which are
hard to discern. There is but
one manifestation of scholar
ship possible in our present sys
tem and that is the grades in
the courses taken. It is upon
these grades which ' Phi Beta
Kappa must base their member
ship. That is the reason for the
accusations.
Bertrand Russell hit the nail
on the head when he said, "the
system of scholarships obtained
by competition . . .. makes stu
dents regard knowledge . from
the standpoint of what is useful
in . examinations rather than in
the light of its intrinsic interest
or importance; it places" a pre
mium on that sort of ability
which is displayed precociously
in glib answers to set questions
rather than upon the kind that
broods on difficulties and re
mains for a time rather dumb
And there you have it. The
grading system does not permit
scholarship, although many
scholars find their way into the
ranks of Phi Beta Kappa. The
fact of the matter is that those
who are capable ,of cramming a
number of facts into their heads
and keeping them there just
long enough to pass an examin
ation are the very ones who are
admitted into membership and
classed as scholars. ,
Why , should there be such a
wide discrepancy between schol
arship and activities? Why is
it that every year the large ma
jority of Phi Beta Kappa selec
tions are never activity . work
ers? Does work in activities
signify a lack of brain power or
does it mean that in order to
make good grades one must do
nothing but study? The an
swer, of course, is that one must
do a certain amount of grind
ing to get consistently? good
grades and that the time' requir
ed by activities is riot conductive
to great study. ' '
. ' Who is ahead then? The Phi
Beta Kappa or the activity
worker ? ' Who has accomplish
ed the most? Phi Beta Kappa
means only that a student has
made good grades, not that he
is a scholar or a good worker.
, j To everything or everyone to
whom even a measure of fame
is attached comes criticism. The
spotlight always brings friend
ships and hatreds. Phi Beta
jvappas Will De in meiimeugii
Tuesday and they will, be criti
cised. There is no help for it,
.-... '.
it just is. There : have even
been instances in the not-so
qistant past when students hav :
turned down the opportunity to
be members. The name has
come to be almost a stigma.
: That is the situation and it is
to be deplored. Phi Beta Kap
pa is a fine organization. Its
work and the work of a few of
its exceptional members is rec
ognized. But so long as thev
maintain that grades are any
thing but . numbers and letters,
aiid so long as they cling to the
antiquated belief that good
grades means scholarship, then
just so long will they be criti
cised and attacked. Daily Ne
braskan. ' ,
Whattaman ! . . .
-v If reports are correct, Col
umbia University has Uncover
ed one of the outstanding pro
fessorial lights of the age.' Con
ducting a course in family re
lations at Columbia, this oasis
in a desert of dry pedagogy is
declared to have occupied the
class time in expounding the ad
vantages of free love to his
students.
.Such a man intrigues the im
agination. Students who enroll
inhis course must enjoy the
pleasant sensation of drawing
in a lottery, never certain of
what will come : forth.' The sub
ject assigned evidently means
nothing whatever to this scin
tillating scholar. If he were
scheduled to teach French liter
ature, he might be expected to
regale the hardy souls sitting
under him with arguments prov
ing the inferiority of Voltaire
to Shaw and the consequent fu
tility of considering the works
of the great French writer. Or,
perhaps, the unsuitability of
the Gallic tongue for the high
er forms of literary art would
appeal to him as more pertin
ent to the subject.
Daily Sun Bath Becomes Popular
Diversion On University Campu?
. ; ' O
Worshippers of Ultra-Violet . Rays Form Near-Nudist Club for
?' Purpose of Acquiring Tarzan Complexion f Jleetings Are
' Conducted on Grass Plots Between Dormitories.
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"Cloudy weather do not-come,
for out backs we wish to sun,"
chant the collesnate sun wor-
. t
shippers as they go forth to in
dulge in daily rites beneath the
beneficient rays of the noonday
sun. Believing ultra-violet rays
to be a boon to mankind, mem
bers of the near-nudist club,
which has sprung into being on
the lower campus with the ad
vent of warm weather, disport
themselves daily in the sun
shine, garbed in the scantiest of
shorts. The cult has grown to
such an extent, . that often, the
entire area between G and I
dormitories is crowded with
semi-nude, white bodies.
Membership Requirements
The requirements , for- membership-
in the club are simple.
The aspirant must possess a pair
of shorts and a desire for acquir
ing a - Tarzan complexion. The
activities of the club are re-
, At least, no Columbian ever
need lack for novelty in studies
while "a ' gem; of this water, re
mains on the faculty. The Lord
must have broken ; the mold
when he madehim, but, since
no adequate successor may be,
expected, let us pray that he
will not soon be lost to our inT
telleetual firmament. Long may
he live! The Stanford Daily, .
Opera in
America ;
"What is going to become of
opera in America ?" people who
care for this form of entertain
ment are beginning to ask
themselves. Every year it has
become increasingly difficult to
finance opera, and only the larg
est of cities have been able to
enjoy, this luxury.
This year the Metropolitan
Opera company faces a loss of .
$550,000 for the current season,
and unless something happens
to make the rich contribute to
keep it going, it is hard to say
what may - happen. Not only
that, but the entire organization
of the Metropolitan has become
so dead and old-fashioned that
those who once supported it
have been growing more reluct-
mt.
Just now the most wide
awake opera company in Amer
ica appears to be the Philadel
phia Grand Opera company. It
has behind it a most remark
able record of achievement con
sidering its age, and it has dem
onstrated the fact that there is
still an interest in opera. This
company has been trying . to
work with the new Radio City,
and it may be that we shall have
to look to Leopold Stokowski
Increased Patronage From
Carolina Men
proves that they like our unusual
values. We are always glad to
have Carolina Students drop in and
browse around whether they in
tend to buy or not. :
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stricted to the labor of exposing
a3 much of the human anatomy
as feasible to the rays of the sun
for 'as long a time each day as
possible. Although many mem
bers spread blankets upon the
ground others insist that the
greatest benefit is to be derived
only by stretching at full length
upon the bare grass.
Experts agree that the best
time of day for sun bathing is
between 12:00 and, 3:00 o'clock
in the afternoon of any fair day.
However, many converts to the
order devote themselves to the
business of acquiring a tanned
skin during the morning hours.
Enthusiasts predict the
growth of the cult during the
summer school and even go so
far as to assert the probable
adoption by the student body at
large of the sunshine ensemble
as a hot weather costume for
general wear.
and his organization for a new
era in operatic productions.
DaUy Kansan. :.hA, :
Sixty-five thousand dollars is
the value put on-a college educa
tion by William - Atherton Du
puy, prominent statistician. The
average high; v school ; graduate
earns $110,000 during his life
time, . while the average univer
sity graduate may expect to earn
at least $175,000. Daily Ne
braskan. . . :
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much freedom !
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